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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07
Horr's Lecture.

HOrr's Lecture.
Those who failed to hear the lecture
last Wednesday night. and the majority
did fail, missed the best lecture they
VIII ever have the opportunity Of hear
ing, unless Alr. Horr can be pursuaded
to come this way again. He might
come this way as far as Piatteville or
some other town, where something less
than miracle draws a crowded house,
but there is small reason to think that
he would care to come here again. The
array of empty benches was appalling.
Mr.. Horr "took the dilemma by the
horns, so to speak, and came onto the
floor of the hall. requesting those in the
side seats, if they would. TO come into
the central seats saying simply, You
don't know how much better it will be. .
As there wasn't person in the audi
ence who would Mt have been glad to
be polyp for the nonce and divide him.
self up into pieces enough to fill every
seat, the request was gladly complied
with and the removal filed the seats
midway the hall. 1t was a meager
showing but MIR. Horn was equal to the
depressing emergency, we should say
he might be equal to any emergency,
and the small audience made up in
enthusiasm and responsiveness what it
lacked in numbers. You could Mt help
yourself. 1t was simply irresistible,
the quaint humor, bubbling over like
froth from q champagne bottle; the
keen. fine, Yankee common sense; and
the high sentiment and reverence for
what is best in humanity. The exposi
ton of the labor problem was sound.
generous, and charitable enough to
move the unreasoning prejudice of the
most violent body of agitators. There
was no denuncIation, no TRADE against
existing leagues, but a comprehensive
review of the situation to-day as it is
between capital and labor, and the con-
vincing statement of the policy on
which alone the labor question can be
forever settled. Mr.. Horr would save
the laborers from the greed and avarice
of tho employer, and make his wages
at all times commensurate with the
money that accrues to the capitalist
from that labor; he would save the
laborer from wasting his money in use
less or hurtful things; he would save
every laboring man from following after
the labor agitators who seek to pull
down society to one level. He would
level society also. but by lifting all
humanity up on to purer and fairer
foundation. Mr.. Horn is humorist
born, and keeps his audience literally
convulsed, but his witticisms are but
the sparks flung from the hoof of the
steed in the race. The objective point
is never for one moment lost sight of.
With clear logic and wonderful power
the lecturer marches on to. convincing
conclusions As we have said before,
it was the best lecture on any question
to which we ever listened.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07
Observation-Disclosures NJ oRarssrY, Deceased.

observation-disclosures MoRaIssEY, Deceased.
State Of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-ln Probate
Notice is hereby given. that at the general
term of ne County Court. TO be held in and for
said county. at the Court House in the city of
Lancaster, in said county, on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF MARCH. 4. d 1857,
being the Ist day of March. 1887 at the hour
of O'Clock in the afternoon. the following mat
ter viii be heard and considered:
The application OF w. r. Williams. as admins
traitor of the estate of said deceased. for the al
lowance of his final account and the distribution
Of the residue of said estate.
By order of the Court
GEO. Is CARTER.
County Judge.
Dated Jan 90 1857 39w3S
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07
ITown and County News.

SoCIABLE.- A basket sociable will
loo held at Buckwheat Ridge Methodist
church on Thursday evening Mar. 10,
for the benefit of Rev. VIM. Hardcastle.
Everybc iY is cordially invited to attend.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07

TEAM. HARNESS and WAC
ON for Sale at Auction in Lancas-
ter on Saturday March II, 1887,
By JOHN KLINGER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07

A CLOSE CALL.-Ernest J. Glass. a
brakeman on the freight running be-
tween this city and Madison. received
bad hurt while coupling cars last
Thursday morning He was on the
track waiting for portion of the train
10 back down to some standing cars
which be intended to couple. The
coupling pin on the standing ear IS
supposed to have been left little too
low in the upper hole, and when the
link on the moving train entered the
coupling socket it struck the end of
the pin causing it to bound out with
considerable force. and striking Mr..
Glass in the forehead Providentially
the blow did not knock him down, else
the train would have passed on over
him. He is now at the Wagner House
in this city and is being attended by
the companY's doctor. Both of his
eyes have been swollen shut and he has
a bad wound in the forehead; but he is
on the mend and will be on dnty again
in few weeks if nothing occurs TO re-
tard his progress to recovery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07

The GRANT COUNTY HERALD has
The lar est bona tide circulation of ang
paper in Grant County, and the publish
er is ready TO furnish proof of IL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07

LANCASTER, BEETowN & BLOOMINGTON
STAGE.
LEAVES Lancaster every Tuesday. Thursday and
and Saturday at a. m. ard Arrives at Bloom
ington at IL m.
LEAVES Bloomington at p. m. on same days
and Arrives at Lancaster at p. m.
S. JOHNSON. Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07

LANCASTER & BURTON STAGE.
LEAVES Lancaster every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at a. IN, and Arrives at Burton at
12 m.
LEAVES Burton at 80 p. IN. on same days and
Arrives at Lancaster at 80 p. m.
S. r. GREEN, Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07
Spring! Spring!

The Arm Lock Bed spring is becoming
very popular when used. Delivered promptly
when ordered Any wishing good bed
spring should not fail to All upon. or address
FRANK PARRY. sole manufacturer.
Fennmore. Wis, Feb Il. 1857. Sayi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07

LANCASTER & SPECHT'S FERRY STAGE.
(Daily)
LEAVES Lancaster at a. IN. and Arrives at
Specht's Ferry at 12 m.
LEAVES Specht's Ferry at p. m and Arrives at
Lancaster at p
jim HARcLERoAD, Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07

STILL HARPING. The Fisk Jubilee
Singers will be here without fail the
last of the month. and don't you forget
it. Wonder has often been expressed
that such simple melodies should have
such power TO move large audiences of
the most cultivated people, the Sc
cret of it is, that the triumph ot arr is
to be natural. The singing OF this troupe
is so natural that it does not ut first
strike one how much true art is in it.
Their songs are quaint, pathetic and
Joyous by turn, unconscicusly humor-
Gus at times AMI sung with great gus
&c. The voices are in perfect harmony.
rich and sweet Ra member that this
isnot the reAneseeans" but the origin
al Jubilee troupe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07
STAGE ROUTES.

LANCASTER & PLATTEvILLE STAGE.
Daily
LEAVES Lancaster at p. m. and Arrives at
Patteville at ; p. m.
LEAVES PlatteYille at a. m. and Arrives at Ian
caster at II m. 5. r. GREEN, Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-07

IMPRovEM ENrS --Homrich aud Leh-
ner, of the Lancaster Marble Works,
have put into the HERALD Office a fine
new marble. imposing which
will greatly aid our printers in The
makeup" of the HERALps. The job
was engineered by their gentlemanly
foreman, Henry Kno5e, assisted by
Hiram Sherman We have also aid.
ded new pair of spring "buutersn TO
our power press They are Hyde
''bunters" Cat least it is owing to the
mechanical ingenuity OF George Hyde
that we have them), and they add at
least fifty per cent to the efficiency of
the press. We are looping OF more
and better jobs, and furnishing our sub
scribers more reading matter than any
other establishment on this range.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06
G1MBETT1 N TIE P1NTWEON

Four years after death Gambctta's ashes arc
to be taken to the Pantheon. The Republic
is not to he charged with neglect or ingrattude
in having deferred this greatest OF civic honOrs
to the dead. On that fatal New Years morn
ing when with startling suddcnncss Paris
learned that its chief citizen lad passed away,
moaning, {" | am lost it is useless TO disscmblc !;
but have suffered so much that it will he a
dclivcrancc" there was feeling throughout
Franco that he should lie buried with Noliairc
and Rousseau in the Pantheon. AS Gambetta's
aged father withheld his consent, the orator Of
tile third Republic was honorcd with as grand
funeral pageant rs that which followed the
death of Mirabcau, but unlike the orator Of the
first Republic was denied burial in the Pan
thcon. Zach succeeding anniversary of his
death has been cOmmemoratcd by his friends
and followers, and at last, in response to their
entrcates, the father has consented to have
final bonors paid to the statcsman's memory
in that historic place.
The four years which have elapsed since
Gambetta's death have been filed with dull
debate and faction politics. No great orator
has arisen in the tribune with cloqucncc fam
ing out like his from soul at white heat.
No master genius has taken his place in Cab
met council or in the National Legislature to
direct the forces Of French democracy No
successor has been found with his genius for
swaying the imagination and intelligence OF
men. He was almost the last figure OF the
heroic period of the third Republic. Since his
death patriotic dcalism, which demands great
men and great things, has been harasScd and
disappointed by small men and small things.
The heroic period seems to have ended with
Gambctta. An era of commonplace politics
and mediocre politicians has opened French
men in honoring his memory anew will recall
the inspiration of his organizing power and his
Incompatible oratory with melancholy con-
seriousness that the Nations working stock of
politician genius has been wcll-nigh exhausted.
Renan had discerned tokens of the common
MACE era In his counry's history before Gam
betta's death. "There are times" he had ex-
claimed with bitterness, when the world
gives men of mind and culture broad hint
thai it has no occasion for their services, and
that on the whole it gets on much better with
ont tlcm.' it was as true during the closing
wears of the French tIibune's life as 1t is to-
day. that the nation does not need political
leadership of a creative order so much as the
tranquil and normal exercise of prosaic admin
istrative talents. 1t requires practical ability
rather than the inspiration Of such oratory as
Gamletta's-a great fihancicr rather than a
great leader 1t is passing through period of
its history similar in many respects to that
which followed the reunion of the Italian States.
Complex questions OF finance, taxation, indus
trial reorganization and administrative reform
are pressing for a solution. Gambetta is not
needed in tie France Of to-day any more than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06

the common schools of the State. The need
Of more school buildings appears to be gen.
eral one, as only 50 per cent OF the children
of school age attend the public schools. Dir.
Draper thinks that this is due to the lack oil
room, and to the failure to provide free text
books 1t necessarily implies lax enforce
mont Of the Compulsory Education act. The
suggestion that State Reform School be estab-
lished for tr1lant children is good one. The
Legislature passed such an act at one trme'
but it was vetoed by the Governor. The ne
ceSsity for uniform examination standard Tor
teachers is so clear, from what MIR. Draper
says, that the Legislature ought to take hold
of the matter at once. 1t is dlscredl'aDle 10
the State that any large percentage OF inc
children of school age should he growing up
in ignorance while such vast sums are being
expended on jais and asylums, and the stigma
ought to be removed by more stringent leg's-
lation or enforcement of existing laws.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Mr. John Howson the fayorite comedian 10 TO receive
Testimonial benefit on Thursday afternoon january Id
OF the Star Theatre The programme arranged LOT ,hs
oosop includes one act of Turned Up" III which MIR.
Goodwin and the BUou company will appear; one scene
from "Caba the Gladiator, in which MI fre't
Warle will present the chief part surrounded ny LOU
aux,larcs scenes from Mr. Harrtsan's iiSh play OF
The ORcagas" In which the author VII! participate;
scrne from Ermine" introducing Francis wilson ahu
Mark smith and many miscellaneous iy"ti, H. n,.,
Uowson is "A popular actor and well liked III ulo piS
fesio and many OF his comrades have NcluheeG" 'oh
ssryres to assist in making his benefit substantial
The English actress Miss My Palmer appeared al 'ns
Re.lenz Theatre, Dresden, on November TO- Us na"s
Tsa:le-acting the part in the German i'"S"eo on
was her first effort on any stage, in that lahgsSe
December q and 10 Miss Palmer gave oi"
AZ the Grand Urion Hotel. Dresdeh' ~,
Edwin Booth appeared last week. at koches,c'' '''
ford, EImIra. scranton. Wilmington and Lancaster
Mr.. Frederick wardc will come to the WINDSOR ine''''
on January 10, and present Galba tho Gladiator
Mr. Jefferson is at his country seat NJ hohok"s .0,
Jersey He will depart this week lot HIS io"''
plautatOl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06
MUSIC-THE DRAMA.
MR.. AGRAMOyTE's RECTAL.

The third Of Mr. Agramontes vocal and instrumental
rocta took place yesterday afternoon in Chickerns HAL
change In the programme was compelled 10y the Illness
M Nj Carlos Hassebrnk the voliust whose place was
aned bv Mr. Clifford schmidt OF three talented broth
ers who came TO Newlork from San Francisco two or
three years ago The other instrumcntaists were Mr.
Ernest schmidt another of the brothers vooncelst and
Mr.. :. b. Mills. pianist who played iomr sn9f, panS
nieces including his second tarantclc III his usuat
brilliant style The vocalists were Miss Gertrude Frank
lin OF Boston. former pupil, we believe. OF MI Agt
monte Miss Antouia Henne of the most conseic-
tious OF musicians among local singers. and Mr. f. r.
powers who has won and maintains deserved popular
ty Miss Franklin introduced the most interesting Ocat
novelties I'm the two songs. Blue Eyes ana MAID Win
Flnxen HaS" by Monsieur Paladhe n french composer
who lust now occupies place in public attention ny req
son of his setting of sarous Patrie recently boughe
forward az the Paris Grand Opera The songs are loeu
caIy conceived and were exquiSitely sung.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06
THE MILK QUESTION,

Has any householder in the city observed that
lac is getting his milk at any lower rate than he
paid last year? On the first OF January the New
York Milk Exchange Q.imtcd put down the price
paid to dairymen, and some one gets an advant ago
from the change. Certainly the farmer feels every
cut into the narrow margin Of profit above tho
cost of production. II consumers continue TO
lay at last years prices, the middlemcn in one
way or another must manage TO pocket a few cents
more on every can. What is the farmers loss is
their gain lroprictors of restaurants and hotels
who purchase by the can may get some concession
i'm the strife among wholesale dcalcrs-but even
then the man who drinks his glass of milk always
PAYS the same for it.
SO long rs the price to producers is controlled
by body consisting Of wholesale dealers who
must sell to another set of middcmcn and OF
creamery men who have direct interest in IN
organized effort to hold prices near to nothing
as possible the milk producer must expect to
suffer even il the distribution through tho city
were not conducted IN the present ridicnlo'Sly
wastcful manner. 1t is small wonder that tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06
TIE rIEELY DISASTER.

It is now charged that the conductor and en-
gineer Of the freight train caused the railroad
disaster at Tiffin, Ohio, by taking the
risk of running upon the time Of the passenger
express in trying to make siding. 1t is to tic
presumed that an inquiry will lie held. and
that if the facts justify such step criminal
proceedings will be instituted against those
responsible for the shocking accident. BY all
means possible train men mus be taught the
necessity of obeying orders, and there are al
ways some for whom sharp punishment will
lie the best teacher. The wcll-mcaning en-
gincer or conductor whose confidence IN his
own Judgment is so complete that at critical
iuncturcs he ventures to subordinate his orders
to it. is apt to be more dangerous to the public
and his employers than PROFESSIONAL tram
wrcckcr. and this class of men cannot be made
to understand too soon or too thoroughly that
the slightest disobedicncc of orders may at any
moment involve n crime beside which simple
homicide is inconsdcrable.
Tho terrific tragedy Of the Tiffin wreck
should not be permitted TO pass out of sight
1t is nothing less than shameful to all con-
ccrncd that after so many years the Ashtabula
horror could he paralleed so closely. The
car-st0vc, however, has held its own in the
teeth of protest and remonstrance, and the in
difference of the railroad managers to the
public safety shown in the obstinate retention
of that most clumsy, barbarous and dangerous
continuance certainly justifes recourse to Wig
orous compulsvc legislation. There is no
valid excuse for the car-stOvc, 1t is not the
safest mode of heating already in use. 1t has
been sclf-cOndcmned a score OF times, and 10y
Just such hidcous destruction Of human life as
in this case. 1t ought to he abandoned at once,
and if the corporations will not take 1T out
of their cars voluntarily and put in some nno-
cent heating apparatus, no time should be lost
in compelling them to do so. President Dcpcw
declares that they arc anxious to lake out the
stoves, but that the difficulty is in finding a
practical substitute. What he says on this
subject, as given elsewhere in to-day's TRiB-
UYE will bc found Of much interest.
There is another point to he noticed. Why
is il that railroad employees as rule endeavor
to conceal the facts from the press and the
public when an accident occurs This was
done at Ti1n. II is nearly always done
But there is no sense in or justification for the
course. The public are entitled to know all
the truth in such cases. and the press Will see
that all the truth is told. 1t is impossible to
suppress the facts, and the attempt to do SO
iritatcs the public and creates suspicious which
are injurious to the corporations. Nothing can
lie gained Ivy rctiocncc at such times and II
railroad companies were wise they would adopt
a totally different policy and by giving all the
information in their possession disabuse people
of the idea that they desire from selfish motives
to prevent the truth from getting out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06

involve their own exposure. In the same way
the matrimonial swinders took advan tage oil
the greed of furtu ne hunters, and by assuming
the aspect of rich and unsophisticated people
disarmed suspicion and kept their traps full OF
docile prey. 1t was an audqclous scheme, but
founded on pretty shrewd acquaintance with
the world There is probably little room for
nity or sympathy so far as the victims are con-
earned. Presumably most if not all Of the men
who answered the adroit advertisements OF
Mrs. Lindsay and her charge were interruptions
fortune hunters, who thought they had found
a very verdant party, and were prepared TO ex-
ploit the supposed heiress. 1t is also apparent
that these greedy people, like their kind under
most circumstances were in too much or
hurry to make tho inquiries which prudence
would have directed, and which, if made,
would have saved their pockets.
The weak place in the enterprise land such
enterprses always have fatally weak spot
was .he'mathematical certainty that some day
a victim would appear who preferred self
EXPOSURE to foregoing his revenge When that
man came of course the business must be
blown, and the results of exposure were
liable to be both disagreeable and lasting.
Wholesale bigamy might be. risked for time,
but t is like cumulative poison; when tho
point of saturation has been passed the whole
quantity takes effect. In the present case the
prisoners will have to stand trial for series of
matrimonial adventures instead Of one alone,
and the men who have figured in the ignoble
business can no longer hope to remain IN con-
cealment, notwithstanding their accomplishing
abandonment of the spOils wrung from them
by tho systematically tickle Miss Eveline
Rappy. The latter seems to have ascertained
that the French heiress- hunter is at once more
impressionable and less cautious than his
English analogue and upon this knowledge
she went to.twork in business-like way.
Perhaps she inherited the old British Franco
phobia, and considered that she was only
spelling the Egyptians in plunderng the
aMounseersn but it is not likely that this
latest revelation of tho wles Of "periid.ous
Albion" will tend to bring the jealous nations
closer together.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06
PERSONAL

lr H. l.. Filter, who will probably DO the next
Mayor Of Philadelphia. has Won much puphc iaVof
by such small yot significant details AZ Always h'hS
his sidewalk promptly cleared Of snow ana ashcS
spread over the leo People ttinh thit man VINO
~ publl spirited small things w!ll serve them we'll
III greater duIltj.
Mr. Thomas Beard retired from the office OF Court
Nowsman last Friday lie had been associated with
London journalism. for nty-lvo years and was one
oi Charles Dchens's earliest and closest friends
A lot of tho personal property of La Guimari, tho
famous dancer Of tho last century, has lately peen
sod at an enormous value In Paris.
The late Humphrey Moore. we'll known second
hand book dealer OF Baltimore, left nearly his entire
fortune, about 100000 for benevolent purposes, the
ma Tor portion being the establishment of an in
sttuton for public discussions, cnterti infnents ana
other popular educational gatherings.
The Duke Of sutherland and party have gone to
Florida.
"Ihe Tal Mall Gazette" records the sale at auction
in Paris OF d collection of historical curosites In
tho lot WAS a letor by Joseph Bonaparte, dated Lon
dom August To- 1889 In which ho defended his brother
Nalo con against the attacks OF the koyallst press
My brother" says he. was neither dcsp0t nor u
yiant lilo was what his epoch and his country de-
sired him to be- Ho would have been Titus or ira
ian In the Rome of the period, Washington In Amer
lea, or Charemagno In the eighth century In what
v;,s DONE for good or for bad, in his time, he had u
great accomplicc, the Fench people. 1 mad him
from tic Lotion Of his soul | knew his lnnernost
thoughts and say there was not one Oh thom That
did not have Its sole object the interest ana glory
OF Francen This opistlc knocked down ut 10.
A letter by Cavour inviting OF his friends to tho
Inauguration OF tho railway ut Genoa fetched only
So: 1t was worth moro, rs tho following witty OK
tract will show: IL 10 not guarantee tho enthusiasm
of your fellow citizens 1t probabc however, that
tho KING will be vol received Tho dissatisfied Will
oonfno themselves To Kissing tho Minister'S Now, is
they have constitutional right to hiss the inspon